HyperDic: exceedance

English > 1 sense of the word exceedance:
NOUNattributeexceedance(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time
English > exceedance: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning(geology) the probability that an earthquake will generate a level of ground motion that exceeds a specified reference level during a given exposure time.
Example"the concept of exceedance can be applied to any type of environmental risk modeling"
CategorygeologyA science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks
Broaderprobability, chanceA measure of how likely it is that some event will occur
Verbsexceedbe superior or better than some standard

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